Vladimir Alekseyevich Andreyev (27 August 1930 – 29 August 2020), also spelt Vladimir Alekseevich Andreev, was a Soviet and Russian actor and director of stage and screen, as well as pedagogue.
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Early life and education
Vladimir Alekseyevich Andreyev (also spelt Vladimir Alekseevich Andreev) was born in Moscow, USSR, on 27 August 1930.
In 1952 he graduated from the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts.
Career
In 1952 Andreyev was appointed director of the Ermolova Theatre, later becoming artistic director in 1990.
His debut acting role in the cinema was in the 1954 Soviet film True Friends.
From 1985 until 1988 he was the chief director of the Maly Theatre in Moscow.
He was also professor of the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts.
Recognition
Andreyev was awarded several honours, including:
State Prize of the RSFSR (1980)
People's Artist of the USSR (1985)
People's Artist of Tatarstan
Academician of the Academy of Humanities (1995)
Full member of the International Theater Academy (2000)
Golden Mask award for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Theatrical Art (2018)
Personal life
Andreyev's wife was actress Natalya Seleznyova.
Death
Andreyev died on 29 August 2020.
Filmography
True Friends (1954) as Komsomol member
Certificate of Maturity (1954) as Yurka
Good Morning (1955) as Mitya Lastochkin
Cruelty (1959) as Yakov Uzelkov
Until Next Spring (1960) as Vasily
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (1966) as Tsar Saltan
Bastards (2006) as Kot in old age
The Circus Princess (2008) as Pavel Fedotov
Lev Yashin. The Goalee of My Dreams (2019) as Mishurin's father
